Seven Hoosiers Receive Big Ten Postseason Awards
11/3/2023 12:00:00 PM | Men's Soccer
BLOOMINGTON — The Big Ten regular season co-champion Indiana men's soccer team is represented by seven different student-athletes in the 2023 Big Ten Men's Soccer Postseason Awards, the largest representation in the conference. Three Hoosiers were named first-team All-Big Ten.
Indiana has a first-team selection in each third of the pitch. Junior forward Samuel Sarver, junior midfielder Patrick McDonald and senior defender and captain Joey Maher were named among the conference's elite players. IU has produced a league-record 119 first-team selections all-time.
Sarver ranks tied-for-second in the conference in goals (7) and third in points (18) while also leading Indiana with four assists. His five goals and two game-winners in conference matches rank tied-for-first in the Big Ten.
McDonald has been a rock in midfield, leading the team in minutes played (1,440) from lasting the full 90 minutes in all 16 matches played. In that time, McDonald has contributed two goals and three assists.
Maher is joined among the honorees by two fellow IU defenders that received second-team All-Big Ten plaudits. Senior goalkeeper and fellow captain JT Harms and senior defender Hugo Bacharach have assisted Maher in posting seven clean sheets and a .647 goals against average that ranks No. 7 in the country. IU has allowed multiple goals in just one match this season.
Maher and Bacharach have contributed to the scoresheet as well, combining for two goals and four assists, and both earned Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week awards this season.
Collins Oduro received a unanimous selection to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team. The first-year player from Bibiani, Ghana, burst onto the scene with goals in each of his first two games as a Hoosier. Oduro has totaled three goals and two assists and is one of two Hoosiers to start all 17 games for IU.
Senior Maouloune Goumballe is Indiana's representative on the Big Ten Sportsmanship Team. Goumballe recently reached a milestone, making his 100th-career appearance in the October 27 match against Trine. Now at 101 appearances, Goumballe is the NCAA's active leader in career game played.
The Hoosiers begin Big Ten Tournament play on Friday night as the No. 1 seed, hosting No. 8-seeded Wisconsin at Bill Armstrong Stadium. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. ET.
2023 Big Ten Men's Soccer Postseason Awards
Offensive Player of the Year: Peter Mangione, Penn State
Midfielder of the Year: Laurence Wootton, Ohio State
Defensive Player of the Year: Femi Awodesu, Penn State
Goalkeeper of the Year: Kris Shakes, Penn State
Freshman of the Year: Kimani Stewart-Baynes, Maryland
Coach of the Year: Jeff Cook, Penn State
First Team*
Joey Maher, D, Indiana
Patrick McDonald, M, Indiana
Samuel Sarver, F, Indiana
Jonathan Stout, M, Michigan State
Collin McCamy, M, Northwestern
Nigel Prince, D, Northwestern
Justin Weiss, F, Northwestern
LAURENCE WOOTTON, M, Ohio State
FEMI AWODESU, D, Penn State
PETER MANGIONE, F, Penn State
Kris Shakes, GK, Penn State
Jackson Temple, F, Rutgers
Second Team*
Hugo Bacharach, M, Indiana
JT Harms, GK, Indiana
William Kulvik, D, Maryland
Bryce Blevins, M, Michigan
Nolan Miller, D, Michigan
Jeremy Sharp, D, Michigan State
Jake Spadafora, F, Michigan State
Ugo Achara Jr., F, Northwestern
Michael Adedokun, M, Ohio State
Siggi Magnusson, D, Ohio State
Luciano Pechota, M, Ohio State
Matthew Acosta, M, Rutgers
Birgir Baldvinsson, D, Wisconsin
Tim Bielic, M, Wisconsin
All-Freshman Team
COLLINS ODURO, Indiana
KIMANI STEWART-BAYNES, Maryland
Matthew Fisher, Michigan
Isaiah Goldson, Michigan
WILL EBY, Michigan State
FRITZ VOLMAR, Northwestern
ANDRE ROBERTS, Ohio State
CADEN GRABFELDER, Penn State
Nick Collins, Rutgers
Trip Fleming, Wisconsin
Ryan Quintos, Wisconsin
Sportsmanship Team
Maouloune Goumballe, Sr.+, Indiana
Kento Abe, Sr., Maryland
Bode Saul, Sr., Michigan
Jack Zugay, Sr., Michigan State
Jackson Weyman, Gr., Northwestern
Luciano Pechota, So., Ohio State
Samuel Ovesen, So., Penn State
Cole Cruthers, So., Rutgers
Tim Bielec, Sr., Wisconsin
ALL CAPS DENOTES UNANIMOUS SELECTION
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Indiana has a first-team selection in each third of the pitch. Junior forward Samuel Sarver, junior midfielder Patrick McDonald and senior defender and captain Joey Maher were named among the conference's elite players. IU has produced a league-record 119 first-team selections all-time.
Sarver ranks tied-for-second in the conference in goals (7) and third in points (18) while also leading Indiana with four assists. His five goals and two game-winners in conference matches rank tied-for-first in the Big Ten.
McDonald has been a rock in midfield, leading the team in minutes played (1,440) from lasting the full 90 minutes in all 16 matches played. In that time, McDonald has contributed two goals and three assists.
Maher is joined among the honorees by two fellow IU defenders that received second-team All-Big Ten plaudits. Senior goalkeeper and fellow captain JT Harms and senior defender Hugo Bacharach have assisted Maher in posting seven clean sheets and a .647 goals against average that ranks No. 7 in the country. IU has allowed multiple goals in just one match this season.
Maher and Bacharach have contributed to the scoresheet as well, combining for two goals and four assists, and both earned Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week awards this season.
Collins Oduro received a unanimous selection to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team. The first-year player from Bibiani, Ghana, burst onto the scene with goals in each of his first two games as a Hoosier. Oduro has totaled three goals and two assists and is one of two Hoosiers to start all 17 games for IU.
Senior Maouloune Goumballe is Indiana's representative on the Big Ten Sportsmanship Team. Goumballe recently reached a milestone, making his 100th-career appearance in the October 27 match against Trine. Now at 101 appearances, Goumballe is the NCAA's active leader in career game played.
The Hoosiers begin Big Ten Tournament play on Friday night as the No. 1 seed, hosting No. 8-seeded Wisconsin at Bill Armstrong Stadium. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. ET.
2023 Big Ten Men's Soccer Postseason Awards
Offensive Player of the Year: Peter Mangione, Penn State
Midfielder of the Year: Laurence Wootton, Ohio State
Defensive Player of the Year: Femi Awodesu, Penn State
Goalkeeper of the Year: Kris Shakes, Penn State
Freshman of the Year: Kimani Stewart-Baynes, Maryland
Coach of the Year: Jeff Cook, Penn State
First Team*
Joey Maher, D, Indiana
Patrick McDonald, M, Indiana
Samuel Sarver, F, Indiana
Jonathan Stout, M, Michigan State
Collin McCamy, M, Northwestern
Nigel Prince, D, Northwestern
Justin Weiss, F, Northwestern
LAURENCE WOOTTON, M, Ohio State
FEMI AWODESU, D, Penn State
PETER MANGIONE, F, Penn State
Kris Shakes, GK, Penn State
Jackson Temple, F, Rutgers
Second Team*
Hugo Bacharach, M, Indiana
JT Harms, GK, Indiana
William Kulvik, D, Maryland
Bryce Blevins, M, Michigan
Nolan Miller, D, Michigan
Jeremy Sharp, D, Michigan State
Jake Spadafora, F, Michigan State
Ugo Achara Jr., F, Northwestern
Michael Adedokun, M, Ohio State
Siggi Magnusson, D, Ohio State
Luciano Pechota, M, Ohio State
Matthew Acosta, M, Rutgers
Birgir Baldvinsson, D, Wisconsin
Tim Bielic, M, Wisconsin
All-Freshman Team
COLLINS ODURO, Indiana
KIMANI STEWART-BAYNES, Maryland
Matthew Fisher, Michigan
Isaiah Goldson, Michigan
WILL EBY, Michigan State
FRITZ VOLMAR, Northwestern
ANDRE ROBERTS, Ohio State
CADEN GRABFELDER, Penn State
Nick Collins, Rutgers
Trip Fleming, Wisconsin
Ryan Quintos, Wisconsin
Sportsmanship Team
Maouloune Goumballe, Sr.+, Indiana
Kento Abe, Sr., Maryland
Bode Saul, Sr., Michigan
Jack Zugay, Sr., Michigan State
Jackson Weyman, Gr., Northwestern
Luciano Pechota, So., Ohio State
Samuel Ovesen, So., Penn State
Cole Cruthers, So., Rutgers
Tim Bielec, Sr., Wisconsin
ALL CAPS DENOTES UNANIMOUS SELECTION
@IndianaMSOC
For all the latest on Indiana University men's soccer, be sure to follow the team at @IndianaMSOC on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
#GoIU
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